Profession manufacturing engineer

Manufacturing engineers design manufacturing processes for different kinds of production processes. They integrate those specificities and constraints posed by the industry or the product being produced with general and wide-spread manufacturing engineering principles into the design and planification of manufacturing processes.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Manufacturing processes

    The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.

  • Production processes

    Materials and techniques required in the production and distribution processes.

  • Technical drawings

    Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.

  • Consumer protection

    The current legislation applicable in relation to the rights of consumers in the marketplace.

  • Engineering principles

    The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.

  • Industrial engineering

    The field of engineering concerned with the development, improvement, and implementation of complex processes and systems of knowledge, people, equipment, etc.

  • Engineering processes

    The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.

Skills

  • Ensure material compliance

    Ensure that the materials provided by suppliers comply with the specified requirements.

  • Assess financial viability

    Revise and analyse financial information and requirements of projects such as their budget appraisal, expected turnover, and risk assessment for determining the benefits and costs of the project. Assess if the agreement or project will redeem its investment, and whether the potential profit is worth the financial risk.

  • Adjust engineering designs

    Adjust designs of products or parts of products so that they meet requirements.

  • Use technical drawing software

    Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.

  • Perform scientific research

    Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.

  • Approve engineering design

    Give consent to the finished engineering design to go over to the actual manufacturing and assembly of the product.

  • Advise on manufacturing problems

    Advise the visited industrial plants on how to better oversee production to ensure that the manufacturing problems are correctly diagnosed and solved.

  • Ensure health and safety in manufacturing

    Ensure health and safety of personnel during manufacturing process.

Optional knowledge and skills

reverse engineering keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes maintain financial records encourage teams for continuous improvement integrate new products in manufacturing recommend product improvements recruit employees use cam software use cad software monitor plant production continuous improvement philosophies assess the life cycle of resources design principles ensure equipment availability apply advanced manufacturing advise on efficiency improvements liaise with engineers analyse production processes for improvement provide improvement strategies manage budgets cae software draft design specifications

Source: Sisyphus ODB